The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-08
BLAINE ON THE MESSAGE.

uo tClld tHo IIehueHt bonO Innings tuo
President Ought to Know.
NEW IoRE, Dec. THE Tribune OF to.
morrow will contain long interview with
Hon. James G. Blaine, on President
Clevelsnd'a message. 1t was taken in
shorthand under tho direction Of the
7ritane's Paris correspondent, and sert
by cable tonight. 1t is ss follows:
II hsve been reading IA abatrac! OF the
Pfssident's message, and have been es.
pecially Interested in tho commsnts Of
tho London papsrs. Thoae papers all as.
srns to declare tho message is a FREQ
trade manifesto, and evidently are au-
ticipating on enlarged market for English
fabrics in tho United States as q conss.
quencs Of the Presidents recommenda-
tions. Perhaps that fact stumpa the char
acter OF the message more Clesrly than
any words OF mine."
A REVENUE TARIrF. ::
"You don't mean actual free trade
without duty ?"queried the reporter.
mo-" replied Mr.. Blaine, "nor do the
London papers mean that. They simply
mean that the President has recommend.
cd what in the United States Is known SIS
revenus tariff, rejecting the protective
feature as mn object and not even permit
ting protection to rssul. fully as an Incl.
dent to revenue dutisH." .-
81 don't know that quite comprehend
that Last point" said tho reporter.
II mean," said hlr Blaine, "that for the
frat time in the history OF the United
States the President recommends retaia.
| ing the Internal Revenue tax In orderthsi
the tariff mRy bs forced down, even below
the fair revenue standard. He recon-
mends tdst the tax on tobacco be rstsinsd
and thu3 that msuy millions annually
shall bo levied on Comcltic product
which would far better come from II tariff
on foreign fabrics" 9 -
1N FAVOR CT AZ oL:sHISG TOBACCO TAX.
"Then do you mean to imply that yor
would favor the repeal Of the tobacco
ltsx?n
.'Csrtainly; I mean that" said Mr.
Blaine. should urge that 1t bo done g
once-even beforeth Christmas holidays
II would, in the frat place, bring great 70
lief 10 growers Of tobacco all over th,
country, and would lessen tho price Of thu
article to consumers. Tobs Geo to Million
ol men Is necessity. The President CALI
it q luxury, but It is luxury In ne othe
asnse than tea and coffee are luxu,ies.
| NOT A LUXURY, H
at is we'll to remember that the luxur,
OF yesterday becoaesa neceasity OF to-day
Watch, II you please, the numbe. Of mel
at work on the farm, In the coal mines
along the railiosde, in the iron foundry
or in any calling, and you will find 95 t
100 chewing while they work. After eacl
meal tho same proportion seek The solac,
OF q pipe or cigar. These men not on!l
pay the millions OF the obacGo 10 K, but pa,
on every plug and every cigar an enhanced
price, which the tax enables tho manu-
iacturer and retailer TO impoee. The onl,
excuse for such a tax Is the actual necea
sity under which the Government fount
itself during the war snd tho yeGrn imme
| ulStely lOltOHluSs n AZ Iolalu LuC 10,
now In order to dsstroy the protection
whish would incidentally flow from rails
| ing the sxme amount Of money on foreigl
imports is certainly q nnct e1traozdina,
policy for our Government"
/ WOULD LEAVE THE TAX on WHISKY.
swell, then, Mr.. Blaine, would you ad
wise the repSsl Of tho whisky tax also ?
mo. would not. Qther consideration
than thcao Of financial administration az
| 10 be taken into account with rcgar
10 whisky. There Is moral sids t
n It. To cheaper tho price Of whiek
| ID to increase tho consumption enormous
ly. There would be no sense in urgin
tho reform wrought by high license
. many Etates. II the national governmer
neutralizes ths good effect by placin
!, whiuky within reach Of every one,
Twenty cents gallon. WHISKY woul
be oyery whore distilled Y th
lsuryaillancs et the Government wel
S;thdrawn@ by the yanis.!on Of the ia,
;;nnd gales could not thon be prevented
.teYen BY policy IS rigorous apd aeapresll a'p q